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It would be nice to get a TJ's or Whole Foods in the Borders space in Mt. Kisco. I go to the Shop Rite or the old A&P in Millwood for a quick run and to the AP Fresh next to Target in Mt Kisco for full shopping. None of this seems like a punishing inconvenience - it's all within a 15 min drive (which is less than what I was used to doing in Los Angeles before moving here anyway). I wouldn't judge a community based on not being able to walk to a grocery store. Chappaqua Market has (expensive) basics if we need something in a pinch.
I would love if they put a Trader Joes in the former Borders location.
I love to live in a walkable town but going to the supermarket usually requires driving anyway so it wouldn't bother me at all to live in a town without a supermarket. I thought Millwodd was a part of Chappaqua. There is an A & P there.
Millwood and Chappaqua are both part of the Town of New Castle and share the schools and rec/town services, etc. That A&P is kind of dumpy but it works for the basics (and still better than Key Foods). And I agree, who really wants to walk with groceries in the heat or cold anyway? I can easily walk or bike into town to the farmer's market on a nice Saturday...
I've lived in Chappaqua went to Roaring Brook for a year, and honestly I can tell you, it was an awesome school and a pretty awesome town as well. Almost everyone at Roaring Brook was super nice to me, and the school, while big, never felt too big. Honestly, in my entire life so far, that was my favorite year ever. As for the town, it's your generic suburb, but with, at least in my opinion, a quiet vibe to it. I wouldn't say it was "sleepy", though, either. The town does have an enormous Jewish population, however I still feel like there are still more Christians than Jews, so you definitely wouldn't feel out of place. The only truly negative thing I can say about Chappaqua, and Northern Westchester in general, is I get a general sense that there is this snotty, almost entitled attitude in the area. Not saying that it should stop you from moving, but just something to think about.
Find me any affluent suburb of NYC where the Jewish population is not well above the national average.
Well, that's obfuscating things a bit. All affluent suburbs of NYC were affluent before any Jews were allowed to live there. And I say allowed because many towns around NYC had oral and written covenants prohibiting the sale of a house to a Jewish family. And Bronxville was one of them.
There is a a stubborn tendency on the part of some (I suspect they are Jewish) to equate affluence and success to the influx of Jewish people into the area that is simply not true. Let's stick to the data please.
Having said the above, I suspect the area is officially turned the page for some. I now see local magazines talking about Judaism and the (very affluent) Asian diaspora, among many other things, with genuine interest.
And, on the other hand, there are still old timers who miss the "good ol' days".
When compared to the national percentage? I think so.
I think you would do a little more justice to the cause if you compare it to the NYC metro area. And if you look at the demographics, Jews tend to stay around the NYC boroughs. Once you get out of the 5 boroughs the Jewish population thins out a bit, especially in Westchester.
In any case, I methinks that saying that using "enormous" to describe 10-15% of the population is really unrealistic.
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